Thank you so much for the opportunity to read this book. Unfortunately, while the blurb really interested me, I have been unable to get into the book.

I found the story to be extremely boring. I really struggled to get through this one and I’m sad to say it’s not something that I can recommend. I really wanted more from this. I had high hopes.

This is the second installment in The Dark Missions of Edgar Brim series. I did not read the first book before picking up this one, but didn't find myself too lost. The series follows Edgar Brim and his crew of unusual friends who get themselves tied up in good versus evil situations with characters from horror literature. In this installment, Edgar begins working in a hospital in Victorian London with Dr. Godwin, a mysterious vivisectionist. An evil monster rears its ugly head in the meantime, threatening Edgar and those closest to him. This particular one is especially seemingly difficult to defeat with resources currently available to the group. Might be nice to go back and read the first book just to get to know and understand the characters a bit better. There are lots of scenes of horror and graphic violence, so this book is not for the faint of heart. Overall, I didn't really enjoy the writing. I felt like the author was trying too hard to squeeze too many literary references in one book. Also, the pace was really hard for me to keep interest in, especially towards the end when things were just way too drawn out.

Edgar, his friends Jonathan, Lucy, and Tiger find themselves among authors like H.G.Wells and descending into the world of Frankenstein. I will put a bit of warning that there is some cruelty to animals in this book which I found myself skipping over. The writing was a bit better in this one and there certainly was a lot of action.

Not a big fan of present tense to start with and it really didn't work for me here.The pacing felt too slow.

Great book about facing your worst fears and having hope in a situation. Amazing book